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The Irish-Scottish Health Forum Learning Fellowship
The governments of Ireland and Scotland have announced the launch of a Joint Learning Fellowship programme for Irish and Scottish senior policymakers or health service workers so they can learn more about what works in each system. -
Last laugh: Irish man pranks family one last time at his own funeral
An Irish man with a wicked sense of humour gave loved ones at his funeral one hell of a surprise, playing a recording of his voice as his coffin was lowered into the ground. -
Brexit & Ireland, an inside story of the Irish response
Need to understand how Ireland helped to shape the EU's response to Brexit? RTÉ's Europe correspondent Tony Connelly tells the dramatic story of the Irish response to this political and economic earthquake. -
Stanhope Forbes, father of Cornwall's Newlyn School of painting
Dublin-born Stanhope Forbes spent time painting Brittany before founding the influential Newlyn School of painters in Cornwall in the late 19th century. -
Lough Derg: the spirit of a holy place
A small island in a lake called Lough Derg is one of the most famous of Ireland's places of pilgrimage. About 35,000 pilgrims come to it each year intent on doing penance for their sins or seeking divine intervention in their lives. -
Nantes-Brest Canal, Brittany's popular leisure waterway
The Nantes-Brest Canal is a 364 km long waterway connecting the city of Brest, on the west of Brittany, to the city of Nantes in the south east. -
The shrine of the Cailleach at Glen Lyon
Each year, in one of the most remote areas of Scotland, a family of stones are brought out of the house in the spring and returned to the house for the winter. The tradition stretches back thousands of years and the site is believed to be the only surviving shrine to the Celtic goddess Cailleach.
